Unexpectedly, Huaguo's revenge came so quickly and so ruthlessly, Tang Niu felt quite a headache.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was better to be on the safe side to avoid causing greater conflict.

So he ordered the whole army to retreat dozens of miles and distance himself from the Chinese army.

Dewey returned to the camp with the military rations and carefully explained the specific situation to Ouyang Chun.

Ouyang Chun laughed: "In this way, Tang Niu doesn't dare to act rashly! ”

How Dewey led his troops to infiltrate the territory of the Di tribe and transport military rations back to the hidden valley is not mentioned for the time being.

Ning Ze saw through Yan Fang's identity and pretended not to know for the time being.

When they were separated from each other, they returned home with their wives, and after retiring from the people, they asked, "What do you think of this Yanfang?"

"That's good!" Fluttershy didn't have any city capital, and looked at Ning Ze curiously, "Husband, has a crush on her?"

"What are you talking about?" Ning Zebai glanced at her.

"Yanfang is very interesting and easy to get along with. Liu Yuanxiang said, "She has an excellent personality and gets along with us." ”

"Yes, she is very interesting, although she is a rich daughter, she is quite bold and righteous, but she is a little playful, and she is very innocent. Mi Yan said.

"Uh-huh~!" Hua Erniang nodded in agreement.

Chu Meiren just said casually: "People are okay." ”

Seeing that the wives had the same opinion on Yan Fang, Ning Ze said solemnly: "Didn't you notice something strange about her?"

"Strange, what's strange?" asked Liu Yuanxiang curiously.

The other wives also looked at Ning Ze.

People who don't have a system can't understand Ning Ze.

"Lone asks!" Ning Ze turned to Liu Yuanxiang, "From the time you met Yan Fang to now, has she invited you alone during the time you have been with each other?"

"Invite alone?" Liu Yuanxiang thought carefully, and then nodded, "I have the impression that it seems that she invited me to her home as a guest." But I didn't say yes because I considered that there was something wrong with a person in the past. What's wrong?"

"Don't you think it's strange that she seems to be close to Yan'er, Beauty, Erniang, and Fluttershy, but she invites you. Ning Ze said, "Think about it carefully, from what you know now, is there anything strange about this person's words and deeds?"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with her!" Liu Yuanxiang said suspiciously, "She is a very innocent person, and she doesn't have so many complicated thoughts." Could it be that you are thinking too much?"

Seeing that his wives all reacted the same as Liu Yuanxiang, Ning Ze shook his head slightly: "You believe in Yan Fang too much, which means that her acting skills are online." At that time, if you had agreed to her and really accepted the invitation alone, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Husband, do you think there is something wrong with Yanfang?" how is it possible!" Liu Yuanxiang said, "She is so simple, it is impossible to be like you say." ”

The other wives nodded in agreement, but Chu Meiren was thoughtful.

"Lone knows it's hard to believe," Ning Ze said, "but Yan Fang does have a problem, and it's not as simple as you see. ”

"It stands to reason that if she doesn't have any problems, she shouldn't be able to hide it from me!" Chu Meiren said softly on the side, "But if my husband says this, there must be a reason for him." ”

Liu Yuanxiang and the others looked at Chu Meiren, and then at Ning Ze, full of doubts.

"Since you can't believe it," Ning Ze said, "it's better than this. Yuan Xiang, later, you can assign a maid at random and go over to send a message to Yanfang. Let's just say that something is missing, but the sisters have something to do and can't be separated, so I will ask Yanfang for help and accompany you to find it. As long as you are alone, she will act!"

"Wouldn't it be dangerous if the other party really had malicious intentions?" Chu Meiren looked at Liu Yuanxiang worriedly.

"If there is a lonely person, who can touch her?" Ning Ze responded confidently.

"Yes, my husband knows how to do magic. Mi Yan nodded, "Although I don't think Yan Fang is like a bad person, since my husband is suspicious, just try it and let him feel at ease." ”

"Okay!" Liu Yuanxiang didn't think there was anything wrong with Yan Fang, in her opinion, such a simple and reckless girl, if she had malicious intentions towards herself, she would definitely not be able to hide it.

So he called a maid casually and asked her to go to Yanfu to spread the word.

When the maid arrived at Yanfu, she saw Yan Fang's personal maid, and relayed it according to Ning Ze's instructions, saying that her wife accidentally lost the purse she was carrying, which was an extremely important thing. Madame can't remember the places she visited today, and hopes that Yan Fang, who is familiar with the terrain, can help.

Yan Fang immediately agreed when she learned of this, and asked the maid to wait outside the house, saying that she needed to prepare and change into travel clothes.

After the maid went out, she immediately changed her clothes and then secretly left the mansion.

After Yan Fang went out, her personal maid ran to Master Yan and told the whole thing truthfully.

When Master Yan heard this, his eyes suddenly narrowed: "I asked her to invite someone to come to the door before, but she didn't come." This is a godsend, how can you miss it?"

Immediately summoned a team of private soldiers and let the maid lead the way.

The origins of these private soldiers are not simple, they are all elite soldiers of the Liang State army pretending to be and using the identity of private soldiers in Yanfu as a cover.

Although the private soldier system was not legal in this era, it had become a common practice for countless years, and the majority of those who owned private soldiers were powerful and difficult to provoke. Ning Ze also thought about forcibly canceling the private army, after all, this was a considerable disaster. Many princes relied on private soldiers to grab territory, and finally brazenly fought for the world. It's the same on your own side!

Today I can start my business by relying on private soldiers, but tomorrow there will not be others who rely on private soldiers to do the same thing.

It's just that the private military system has become deeply entrenched and has a deep impact.

Regardless of the fact that China is the most powerful of the four forces, once the private army system is put into action, at least 90 percent of the officials in the country, large and small, who are involved in the private army, will express their opposition.

It's not that he has no way to suppress it, but once the internal chaos starts, it is easy for the other three forces to get the opportunity to cause trouble from inside and outside. When internal and external forces attack at the same time, Ning Ze can't hold it down no matter how powerful he is.

Therefore, before the unification of the sixteen states, Ning Ze would not die and touch this dangerous explosive at will.

This also made some people sneak into China by taking advantage of the loopholes of private soldiers.

Private soldiers are private property, and the government does not bother to investigate the identity one by one, but is guaranteed by the owner of the private army, some officials with high moral standing or some status. The Yan family has a lot of influence in the local area and has a wide range of contacts.

Liu Yuanxiang waited alone at the appointed place, not nervous at all.

First, she didn't believe that Yan Fang would be bad for her, she had been together for so long, and they were very familiar with each other. I know very well what kind of character the other party is. Second, she was not really alone, Ning Ze secretly followed in the shadows, and with musketeers. If something happens, you can protect it immediately.

Ning Ze's "spell" is strong, so there is nothing to worry about.

It didn't take long for the maid to arrive with Yan Fang.

Seeing Liu Yuanxiang, Yan Fang stepped forward and asked, "I heard that you lost something important?"

"Yes!" Liu Yuanxiang sighed, "The purse that my husband gave me is missing, it must have been accidentally lost when we were playing around just now." I'm not familiar with the terrain, so I would like to ask you to help. ”

"No problem!" Yan Fang didn't hesitate, "Do you remember when the purse was missing?"

In fact, Liu Yuanxiang didn't lose his purse, he just made an excuse. Hearing her ask, he pretended to think about it, and then replied: "I remember taking money from my purse to buy things when I was wandering around South Street." ”

"Then let's start from South Street and search all the way in the order of playing during the day!" "I met in the restaurant during the day, invited Yan Fang to eat together, and walked around for a lot of time. So when Liu Yuanxiang said this, the other party did not doubt it.

"Okay!" Liu Yuanxiang secretly winked at Ning Ze's hiding place, meaning that with her character, how could there be a problem?

Ning Ze kept opening the virtual map, and except for Yan Fang, he didn't see any enemies appear for the time being.

With Yan Fang's attributes, she shouldn't be able to do it herself, just her attributes, her combat effectiveness is not much higher than Liu Yuanxiang's, not to mention that there are Liu Yuanxiang's maids by her side.

Ning Ze did not alarm Yan Fang, and led the troops to follow quietly, secretly protecting.

Yan Fang accompanied Liu Yuanxiang, nothing happened along the way, just walked through the road of today's play together, carefully searched for the "lost purse", and there was nothing abnormal.

Ning Ze felt strange, it was clear that Yanfang belonged to the forces of the Liang State, and it stands to reason that he and the Empress of Huaguo had the opportunity to travel "alone", and it was impossible to miss the opportunity.

Could it be that you are worried about the maids around you?

It's just a maid, and it doesn't have much impact if it's not there.

Or did the other party guess that he was secretly following and did not succeed?

Confused, he continued to follow all the way.

When I came to the more remote lotus garden in Dongcheng, there were a large number of red dots around.

The fox's tail finally can't be hidden!

Ning Ze narrowed his eyes and ordered the musketeers to hide quietly and try not to be discovered by the other party.

"I'm so tired!" Liu Yuanxiang said after passing the Lotus Garden Pavilion, "Rest for a while, I can't walk!"

"Hmm!" Yan Fang sat down across from her, "I haven't been looking for it for so long, maybe someone picked it up." ”

"Yes!" Liu Yuanxiang pretended to regret, "Such an important thing, if my husband knows about it, he will definitely be angry with me." ”

"Later, I'll send someone to the government to inquire about it and see if I can find the purse at the lost and found. Yan Fang said, "But don't get your hopes up, if you are picked up by others, you won't be able to come back." ”

"Hmm~ I'm really bothering you!"

"You're welcome. ”

While the two women were talking, a voice suddenly sounded in their ears: "If you don't pay attention, you will run out!"

Yan Fang was shocked when she heard this, got up and turned her head, and saw the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes who appeared nearby, and suddenly panicked: "Daddy......"

When Liu Yuanxiang saw the man, he hurriedly got up and said, "You are Master Yan, right? I'm sorry, I asked Yan Fang to help and sent someone to invite her out." She is also kind enough to help me, please don't punish me!"

Master Yan's eyes fell on Liu Yuanxiang, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "How can I blame her? It's too late to praise her!

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Yan Fang looked dazed.

Master Yan waved his hand, and a large number of private soldiers broke into the lotus garden.